Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Flossie was speechless. ‘What the heck is this guy saying? It’s not even like we’re saying that he’s making this just for me? He’s clearly just putting on an act to win the kids over!’
“Ahaha, thank you so much, Mr. Q. You must be a busy man, and yet you’re still making time to cook my favorite dish. How can I possibly accept this kindness, let alone eat it?”
She then slowly approached the man with a fake smile, lowering her voice to question him. “What on Earth are you plotting? You don’t have to put on such a big act, you know?!”
Mr. Q continued to marinate the fish, whispering into Flossie’s ear, their position oddly intimate. “Don’t misunderstand, I just want the kids to be happy.”
“Save it. If you’re just trying to please the kids, why would I be involved in all this then?”
“Because they keep wanting to matchmake us. They said they’d be very happy once we’re together. That’s why, as their daddy, I have to grant their wish.”
“What is your goal? Just be straight with me! Keep your hands off of my children…” Flossie panicked. She just couldn’t understand why this devil would sacrifice so much for two children who had nothing to do with him. Hence, she assumed that he had to have some hidden scheme.
Just then, Mr. Q stopped whispering with Flossie but instead turned to the children, who had been staring at them the entire time. “Do you still remember what I told you to do?”
“Mhm!” The little ones replied immediately
“Let’s not stall any longer, get to work! I’m excited to see your results.” Mr. Q ordered, whereas Abby and Adie quickly jumped in to join the kitchen.
“You guys… What is it this time?” Flossie felt rather left out looking at the kitchen buddies.
‘They just seemed more like a family than a real family!’
“Mommy, you don’t have to look after us, just go out and play! The pawnshop is a lot of fun, and there are a lot of treasures around! Q even said you can take whichever one you like!” Aiden tried to direct his mother out of the kitchen.
This left an unpleasant taste in the woman’s mouth. The babies she’d raised had turned into ‘traitors’ and instead found a bad guy to be their father.
‘Ugh, this is so frustrating!’
“Okay then, I’ll go walk around. I hope I find a ‘surprise.’” Flossie said as she looked towards Mr. Q with a mysterious gaze.
‘Hmph, I refuse to believe that this pawnshop is operating legally. I’ll just have to dive deep and look for evidence of their crimes. Then Abby and Adie will finally see who they really are!’
After leaving the kitchen area, Flossie walked around Carmine Pawnshop with Chase following next to her. The man warmly presented every single exhibition hall they had in the area.
“Miss Ellsworth, this is the Eastern Treasures Hall. It stores many internationally known treasures, such as sculptures of the twelve zodiac signs, gilt jade seals, ancient jadeites…
“And this is the Western Treasures Hall. There’s a scepter made of pure gold, a diamond crown, and even a sculpture of Venus…
“And here is the Rare Findings Hall. Here, you will find the last sample of a Carolina Parakeet, a thousand-year-old lucid ganoderma, and a ten- thousand-year-old amber…”
Flossie’s mouth was left agape through the entire journey, a testament to how absolutely stunned she was.
She was quite surprised to find the pawnshop holding such wealth. Any of the treasures they possessed could definitely exceed an average company’s yearly profit.
From a financial standpoint, Mr. Q was indeed quite a reliable candidate, as one would only need to enjoy life to the fullest if he was willing to provide.
However, as Flossie was a strong businesswoman herself, money wasn’t something she would look for in a man, and naturally wouldn’t be tempted by such things.
“Chase, you can go back to your work. I’ll just be looking around.” Flossie intentionally drove the man away so that she had the chance to dig into any illegal affair within the pawnshop.
Chase wasn’t cautious around her either, nodding. “Have fun then, Miss Ellsworth. If you’ll excuse me…”
He took a few steps, then turned around all of a sudden with a mysterious expression. “Miss Ellsworth, we have a forbidden zone within the pawnshop. If you see any ‘Do Not Enter1 signs, I hope you can suppress your curiosity and refrain yourself from entering. Else… you’d have to face serious consequences!”
After hearing this, Flossie felt a wave of delight. ‘Tsk tsk, this is exactly what I was waiting for!’
“Don’t worry, I have a brain. I normally wouldn’t trespass unless absolutely necessary.”
“Good. I’ll be off then.”
After Chase left, Flossie giggled to herself. “I normally wouldn’t, but I, Flossie Ellsworth, am not your average girl! I’ll trespass when you don’t want me to so that I can reveal your boss’ fake mask!”
At the same time, she was able to hear a woman’s weeping coming from a distance.
“A clue? So soon?!” Flossie was thrilled for some reason, and she tiptoed in the direction of the voice.
As the sobbing grew louder, she arrived in front of a small room at the far end of the pawnshop.
The shabby door was covered in long strands of spiderwebs, along with a’ Do Not Enter’ sign hung in front of it.
“Let me go! I’m so sorry! Let me go, please!” The woman choked on her tears, banging on the door as hard as she could. She sounded like she was in great distress.
Flossie tore off the tape barricading the door without any hesitation.
“Who are you? What happened? Who locked you up in here?” Flossie demanded through the door gap.
Oddly enough, the woman stopped crying the second she heard Flossie’s voice.
“Hey, say something! Don’t be scared, I’m not with Carmine Pawnshop, I won’t hurt you. In fact… I might be able to save you!” Flossie knocked on the door, trying her best to communicate.
However, what responded to her was dead silence.
“Did Mr. Q threaten you?” Flossie narrowed her eyes, expressing righteousness. “I knew that guy wasn’t a good person! How could he be so sick in the head to have imprisoned a woman?! Adie and Abby have to stay away from him, especially Abby! She’s just so cute; who knows what that maniac is planning…”
With that thought, a chill ran down Flossie’s back as she considered her options carefully.
There was no movement inside the house as if the cries for help had just been Flossie’s imagination.
“Okay. I know you’re scared. You don’t have to answer me. I’ll kick the door open and get you out. All you need to do is expose the ugly side of that guy to my two children after this!”
As Flossie said this, she prepared her hands, reaching out to break down the door.
Suddenly, a deadly vibe burst out from behind her, and someone reached out to catch her wrist in a deadly grip, freezing her completely in her tracks.
“Why are you in the restricted area of the shop?”
The man’s low voice gave off an eerie chill as it resounded from above her head.
Flossie turned around to see Mr. Q standing behind her with a cold look on his face.
In the darkness of the night, the name ‘Night Demon,’ coupled with the black mask he wore, really suited his image.
Though Flossie was not a coward, she was still in someone’s territory, not to mention the man was also notoriously known as a villain.
With that, she sensible loosened her stance and awkwardly laughed,” Haha… Weren’t you cooking, Mr. Q? Why did you suddenly stop and appear behind me? You scared me!”
“I’m done cooking, so I came to see where you were…” Mr. Q said and pursed his lips.
There was a strong, cold, and oppressing air around him, and he slowly approached Flossie and asked, “You look a little guilty, hmm?”
“You’re joking! I just visited these pavilions and marveled at your breathtaking financial prowess. Why should I be feeling guilty?” Flossie said stiffly.
“Didn’t Chase tell you the price of randomly walking around Carmine Pawnshop?”